Technology in Congress

About 50 bills regarding technology are on Congress's agenda. The main concern of industry groups is that Congress does not change the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). One bill proposed is the Digital Media Consumers Rights Act. Another bill that may be introduced would not allow people to make or distribute digital media devices unless they have government-approved copy restriction. Another bill that may be introduced is a privacy bill to protect online surfers. There seems to be two overall dominant opinions about the technology bills in this article. First, people like Robert Crestanti (mentioned in the article) view Congress' changing of the DMCA as a threat to their companies. And secondly, members of Congress may have proposed bills, but it doesn't seem like much is going to get accomplished. Senator Ernest Hollings, who may introduce two bills, proposed a bill last year that got lost on the Senate floor. These bills seem to be a somewhat controversial issue between industry groups and Congress.